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Voyage en France - La ville de Senlis - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode, Daniel Benchimol takes us to the little Gallo-Roman city of Senlis, forty kilometers away from Paris. There, we can discover its fish and vegetable market, its church, and its art and archeology museum.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes au nord de Paris, à quarante kilomètres plus précisément dans la région Picardie.
Caption 2 [en]: We are north of Paris, more specifically forty kilometers away, in the Picardie region.

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Pour ou contre l’appellation "restaurant"?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

More and more restaurants are resorting to frozen food instead of preparing dishes from scratch. The Micro-trottoir team took to the streets to ask people whether restaurants that don't cook their own food can still be called restaurants. Many people are concerned about not knowing where the food is coming from and would prefer to enjoy local produce, while others say that the quality of the frozen food source as well as the chef's expertise are the key. Let your discerning palate be the judge!

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Caption 5 [fr]: et y aura peut-être plus de monde dans leur restaurant.
Caption 5 [en]: and perhaps there will be more people in their restaurant.

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le Parc de la Villette

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marion takes us to Parc de la Villette, one of the largest parks in Paris. If you want something more than just a nature walk, you won't be disappointed here! Quirky modern structures and unique perspectives will catch your attention, and the Geode and the Museum of Science and Technology will help satisfy your intellectual curiosity.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Le parc de la Villette est un des plus grands parcs de la capitale intra-muros.
Caption 4 [en]: The Parc de la Villette is one of the largest parks within the capital's city limits.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Les 30 ans du festival Mont-Blanc d’humour

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc Festival of Humor celebrated its thirthiest edition in March 2014. Young talents are encouraged to try their luck on stage and compete for the much-coveted prize, the Saint-Gervais Henri Salvador prize, named for the famous French singer-songwriter. Many big names in French show business were there for the occasion.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Qui m'ont le plus marqué? C'est... actuellement c'est De Gregorio.
Caption 6 [en]: Who struck me the most? It's... at the moment, it's De Gregorio.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second segment of this episode of Les Explorateurs (The Explorers), James Bruce, our intrepid adventurer, encounters some pirates while trying to reach the source of the Nile.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Mais, maestro, sur votre carte, la source du Nil, elle est bien plus au sud!
Caption 7 [en]: But, maestro, on your map, the source of the Nile is much farther south!

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Voyage dans Paris - La Butte aux Cailles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this episode, Daniel Benchimol introduces La Buttes aux Cailles, a neighborhood in the thirteenth arrondissement in Paris. He will tell you all about the origins of the street, its free spring water fountain, and its artsy walls decorated with stencils.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Vous le verrez c'est certainement un des plus ravissants du quartier de la Butte aux Cailles
Caption 23 [en]: You'll see it is certainly one of the prettiest in the Butte aux Cailles neighborhood,

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode of the "Once Upon a Time" animated series on world explorers, we begin to learn the history of Cairo and the Nile River in Egypt.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Alors, hein, vous voyez? Il n'est plus vert!
Caption 15 [en]: So, uh, you see? He isn't green anymore!

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Nuisance dans les transports

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Regular bus riders from the Essonne, a suburb south of Paris, share their views on public transport. It appears that some people behave badly on buses and in the subway, which can give tourists a bad impression. So the next time you catch a bus, don't forget to give up your seat for the elderly!

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Caption 3 [fr]: On baisse la tête et voilà; y a plus de communication au regard.
Caption 3 [en]: They lower their heads and there you are; there is no communication by eye contact anymore.

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Bande-annonce - La Belle et la Bête

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Here's the trailer for La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast), a new French film based on the famous fairy tale first published in 1740. While some of you may be most familiar with the Walt Disney or Jean Cocteau versions, this recent release is an attempt to recapture the spirit of the original tale while also giving it more of a contemporary twist.

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Caption 18 [fr]: À la plus jeune de mes filles.
Caption 18 [en]: For the youngest of my daughters.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is in prison. He tries one more time to prove his theories to his inquisitor. But he finally recants during the trial saying the famous sentence: "and yet... it turns"

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et ne serait-il pas souhaitable de repenser les théories de... de Ptolémée, vieilles de plus de mille ans?
Caption 6 [en]: And wouldn't it be desirable to rethink the theories of... of Ptolemy, more than a thousand years old?

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Marais - Place des Vosges

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Place des Vosges, located in Paris's Marais neighborhood, is a gorgeous square with a rich history. Formerly the royal square of Henry the Fourth, the area was also the home of two of France's most renowned literary figures, the Marquise de Sévigné and Pierre Beaumarchais.

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Caption 17 [fr]: pour découvrir cette incroyable fontaine qui malheureusement ne fonctionne plus
Caption 17 [en]: to discover this incredible fountain, which unfortunately doesn't work anymore,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 11 [fr]: La preuve, c'est que l'univers français à Montréal n'existe plus.
Caption 11 [en]: The proof is that the French world in Montreal does not exist anymore.

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - La boutique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the farm visit, it's time for our angora rabbit and goat breeder to show us around her boutique, where you can stock up on fluffy angora wool sweaters and super light and warm socks to help you enjoy the winter in comfort.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Donc avec la chèvre angora, on fait du mohair, une fois que... les toisons sont plus sur l'animal.
Caption 2 [en]: So with the angora goat, we make mohair, once... the fleece is no longer on the animal.

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Lionel - Les nombres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

You can count on Lionel to give you a fun and thorough introduction to numbers in French! From counting the thirteen ducks on the lake to explaining how the higher numbers are constructed, Lionel will tell you all you need to know to become an expert at French numbers.

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Caption 11 [fr]: de plus amples détails concernant les chiffres et les nombres en français,
Caption 11 [en]: more ample details concerning figures and numbers in French,

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 30 [fr]: Et ces années seront les plus belles de sa vie.
Caption 30 [en]: And those years will be the best of his life.

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